Job summary
Employer heading
Ward Clerk - C604 Cardiac Intensive Care
Band 2
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Job overview
Cardiac Intensive Care/C604 is located at the Bristol Heart Institute, Level 6. We care for all patients post cardiac surgery both emergency and planned, as well as some planned general surgery patients.
Our patient's include all patients having cardiac surgery, adult congenital heart disease and some patients having cardiology procedures, as well as some planned general surgery procedures. Our patient length of stay is from 2-7 days, but can sometimes be longer.
The ward has a Multi-disciplinary approach where you will interact regularly Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Surgeons, Nurse Practitioners and Specialist Nurses like heart failure Nurses or wound care Nurses along with the Nurses and Doctors' caring for our patients.
Main duties of the job
- To liaise with patients, clinical staff, GPs and Trust support staff in person, via telephone and email as and when necessary
- Show a caring and professional approach towards patients and visitors when carrying out all duties
- Escalate patient queries, capacity problems and general issues to the role’s line manager or relevant clinical staff as appropriate
- To welcome and assist patients, relatives and visitors on arrival to the ward and inform appropriate staff. This may require acting with resilience to deal with sometimes distressed patients and relatives in a professional and empathetic manner
- Ensure that all clinical results and other clinical information are accurately filed in the patient notes and that patient notes are up to date and maintained according to the relevant Trust standards
- Ensure patients are transferred to relevant wards on care flow (hospital tracking system)
- Ensure patient records are appropriately received and transferred and trace all notes into and out of the ward
- Prepare patient notes for coding within the relevant deadlines set by the coding team
- To carry out associated clerical duties, for example maintaining accurate filing systems, photocopying, receiving and distributing post, diary management and scanning/uploading patient notes to the online computer system so that they are ready to be viewed in their out patient appt, making outpatient appointments
- Undertake the role’s/duties in the case of a major incident in your department
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE, grade C or above (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths
Desirable criteria
- Ability and willingness to undertake appropriate training
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Previous reception or customer facing experience in a healthcare or public setting
- Clerical/administration experience including filing and/or reception
- Able to work as a member of a team
- Experience of time management skills and prioritising work within a busy environment
Desirable criteria
- Previous NHS experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent/professional telephone/ reception manner
- Flexible approach to duties
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of accuracy
- Able to communicate clearly and act quickly in emergency
- Good IT skills including Microsoft packages
- Tidy and methodical working practice
- Attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in a busy team, adjust to change and motivate others
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Confidence to handle difficult conversations with patients, relatives and carers
Aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Supportive
- Respectful
- Innovative
- Collaborative
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rebecca stanulewicz-cook
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01173425941
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